Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Texarkana, TX — inpatient

In Texarkana, TX-AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $51.00 to $74.25, with a median of $62.63. The lowest listed price is at Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North — $11.63 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $39.33 at 103 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$51.00Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North
Median$62.63half pay less
Highest$74.25in this market
Difference1.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Texarkana, TX-AR.

median
Lowest $51.00Highest $74.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North lowest Texarkana, TX Body Fluid/Urine Specific Grav $51.00 $51.00 $35.70–$45.90 — Aug 6, 2026
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CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 .Bill Only DS Man/MSc Reqd $74.25 $135.00 $42.93–$121.50 45% Jan 14, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $51.00, median $62.63, highest $74.25 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $67.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A urinalysis checks a urine sample for signs of infection, kidney disease, diabetes and other problems. This version uses a manual dipstick reading plus a microscope exam of the urine for cells, crystals and bacteria.

What the price covers

The price covers the dipstick test and the microscope exam. A urine culture, if ordered, is a separate test.